- epidemic occurrence
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epidemic — ► NOUN 1) a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. 2) a sudden, widespread occurrence of something undesirable. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or of the nature of an epidemic. ORIGIN Greek epid mia, from… … English terms dictionary
epidemic — [ep΄ə dem′ik] adj. [Fr épidémique < MFr < ML epidemicus < epidemia < Gr epidēmia < epidēmios, among the people, general < epi , EPI + dēmos, people: see DEMOCRACY] prevalent and spreading rapidly among many individuals in a… … English World dictionary
epidemic — epidemically, adv. epidemicity /ep i deuh mis i tee/, n. /ep i dem ik/, adj. 1. Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently… … Universalium
Epidemic — More than the expected number of cases of disease occurring in a community or region during a given period of time. A sudden severe outbreak within a region or a group as, for example, AIDS in Africa or AIDS in intravenous drug users. By contrast … Medical dictionary
epidemic — noun a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. ↘a sudden, widespread occurrence of an undesirable phenomenon. adjective of the nature of an epidemic. Origin C17 (as adjective): from Fr. épidémique, from … English new terms dictionary
epidemic — 1. noun a) A widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population. b) An occurrence of a disease or disorder in a population at a frequency higher than that expected in a given time period. Ant … Wiktionary
epidemic — n. & adj. n. 1 a widespread occurrence of a disease in a community at a particular time. 2 such a disease. 3 (foll. by of) a wide prevalence of something usu. undesirable. adj. in the nature of an epidemic (cf. ENDEMIC). Derivatives: epidemically … Useful english dictionary
epidemic — (ep ī dem ik) A disease that suddenly increases in occurrence above the normal level in a given population … Dictionary of microbiology
epidemic — widespread occurrence of a disease in a particular area or population … Geography glossary
epidemic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disease, pestilence, plague, contamination. adj. pestilential, infectious, contagious; raging, rife, pandemic, ubiquitous. See generality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plague, scourge, pestilence,… … English dictionary for students
epidemic — ep•i•dem•ic [[t]ˌɛp ɪˈdɛm ɪk[/t]] adj. Also, ep i•dem′i•cal. 1) med pat (of a disease) affecting many individuals at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent 2) extremely… … From formal English to slang
